Ethics - David Kelsey`s Philosophy Home Page
... – non-factual claims that assert that some moral property such as Rightness is instantiated in some object or action or event. ...
... – non-factual claims that assert that some moral property such as Rightness is instantiated in some object or action or event. ...
Ethical Relativism
... “I have always been of the opinion that we have no right to impose our ideals upon other nations, no matter how strange it may seem to us that they enjoy the kind of life they lead, how slow they may be in utilizing the resources of their countries, or how much opposed their ideals may be to ours .. ...
... “I have always been of the opinion that we have no right to impose our ideals upon other nations, no matter how strange it may seem to us that they enjoy the kind of life they lead, how slow they may be in utilizing the resources of their countries, or how much opposed their ideals may be to ours .. ...
Right
... As he points out, it cannot merely be rejected by asserting the primacy of rights over other social or moral values. It is a conflict within the sphere of rights itself, and required adjudication. ...
... As he points out, it cannot merely be rejected by asserting the primacy of rights over other social or moral values. It is a conflict within the sphere of rights itself, and required adjudication. ...
NATURAL LAW, KANTIAN ETHICS
... History of the debate contd. 5) In 1869, Pope Pius 1X decreed that all those who procured abortion should be excommunicated whatever the age of the foetus. The Catholic Church still, today, remains committed to the rejection of (almost) all forms of abortion. 6) The Church of England, in a 1965 rep ...
... History of the debate contd. 5) In 1869, Pope Pius 1X decreed that all those who procured abortion should be excommunicated whatever the age of the foetus. The Catholic Church still, today, remains committed to the rejection of (almost) all forms of abortion. 6) The Church of England, in a 1965 rep ...
Catholic Moral Decision Making
... because it is the law, but because I care about the welfare of other citizens. Conscience achieves its highest level when we act not because of some obligation to follow the law, but because it is the right and moral thing to do. We develop a good conscience over time by creating the habit of good b ...
... because it is the law, but because I care about the welfare of other citizens. Conscience achieves its highest level when we act not because of some obligation to follow the law, but because it is the right and moral thing to do. We develop a good conscience over time by creating the habit of good b ...
The Sociological, Economic, and Ethical Impact of
... justify different moral obligations to each in regards to GMO’s? How many genes from an animal does it take to make a plant not a plant and vice versa? ...
... justify different moral obligations to each in regards to GMO’s? How many genes from an animal does it take to make a plant not a plant and vice versa? ...
Philosophy 323
... CIHumanity: An action is right iff the action treats persons (including oneself) as ends in themselves rather than as means to our ends. There is both a negative (don’t treat them as means) and a positive (treat them as ends in themselves) requirement contained in the formulation. The positive ...
... CIHumanity: An action is right iff the action treats persons (including oneself) as ends in themselves rather than as means to our ends. There is both a negative (don’t treat them as means) and a positive (treat them as ends in themselves) requirement contained in the formulation. The positive ...
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... People often must choose not between ethics (or morality) and self-interest but between different moral, ethical, legal, political, religious, or institutional obligations. In these circumstances, the key question is not “should I do the right thing?”, but “what is the right thing to do?” These p ...
... People often must choose not between ethics (or morality) and self-interest but between different moral, ethical, legal, political, religious, or institutional obligations. In these circumstances, the key question is not “should I do the right thing?”, but “what is the right thing to do?” These p ...
introdcution to ethics - MDC Faculty Home Pages
... nothing but simply replies that is cannot solve the question, and that as far as it is concerned any resolution remains infinite. Having understood this, I realized that it was impossible to search for an answer to my questions in rational knowledge; … rational knowledge had led me to recognize that ...
... nothing but simply replies that is cannot solve the question, and that as far as it is concerned any resolution remains infinite. Having understood this, I realized that it was impossible to search for an answer to my questions in rational knowledge; … rational knowledge had led me to recognize that ...
Online Privacy Issues Overview
... We ought to adopt moral rules which, if followed by everyone, will lead to the greatest increase in total happiness ◦ Act utilitarianism applies Principle of Utility to individual actions ◦ Rule utilitarianism applies Principle of Utility to moral rules ...
... We ought to adopt moral rules which, if followed by everyone, will lead to the greatest increase in total happiness ◦ Act utilitarianism applies Principle of Utility to individual actions ◦ Rule utilitarianism applies Principle of Utility to moral rules ...
Kant`s Ethics
... The Heart of the Issue: Categorical Imperative Kinds of Imperative Hypothetical: If I want this, then I must… To drive to Chicago, I must use the Toll road or I-94. To preserve my health I must exercise and eat a healthy diet. Categorical: Under all conditions, no matter what, I must… A categorical ...
... The Heart of the Issue: Categorical Imperative Kinds of Imperative Hypothetical: If I want this, then I must… To drive to Chicago, I must use the Toll road or I-94. To preserve my health I must exercise and eat a healthy diet. Categorical: Under all conditions, no matter what, I must… A categorical ...
Basics of Ethics CS 215 ©Denbigh Starkey
... happy. Socrates took Plato’s views to a deeper level, and said that people were virtuous if they always made decisions that they thought were good, whether or not the act that occurred turned out to be good. ...
... happy. Socrates took Plato’s views to a deeper level, and said that people were virtuous if they always made decisions that they thought were good, whether or not the act that occurred turned out to be good. ...
Theories of the Development of Moral Reasoning
... • Stage 5 (Social Contract Driven) The world is viewed as holding different opinions, rights and values. Such perspectives should be mutually respected as unique to each person or community. • Stage 6 (Universal Ethical Principles Driven) Moral reasoning is based on abstract reasoning using universa ...
... • Stage 5 (Social Contract Driven) The world is viewed as holding different opinions, rights and values. Such perspectives should be mutually respected as unique to each person or community. • Stage 6 (Universal Ethical Principles Driven) Moral reasoning is based on abstract reasoning using universa ...
Ethics and Clinical Harm Reduction
... Rules and Rights (Codes of Ethics) • Grounded in moral system • Rights claims, e.g. “patient should always give consent to a treatment.” • Question of how rigidly rules apply – Antinomianism—no rules/rights ever apply ...
... Rules and Rights (Codes of Ethics) • Grounded in moral system • Rights claims, e.g. “patient should always give consent to a treatment.” • Question of how rigidly rules apply – Antinomianism—no rules/rights ever apply ...
Kant
... I ought to do if some conditions hold. E.g., Maxim: I ought to attend the lecture if I want to ...
... I ought to do if some conditions hold. E.g., Maxim: I ought to attend the lecture if I want to ...
Three Independent Factors in Morals
... achieve success in practical political administration, their irreparable factiousness and instability, was calculated to bring discredit upon the notion that insight into ends and calculation of means afford a sound and safe basis for social relationships. At all events, we find that among the Roman ...
... achieve success in practical political administration, their irreparable factiousness and instability, was calculated to bring discredit upon the notion that insight into ends and calculation of means afford a sound and safe basis for social relationships. At all events, we find that among the Roman ...
Ethical Theories - Almaty Management University
... of conduct. These choices may be between the lesser of two evils or the greater or two goods. Sometimes these choices involve two different ethical standards. ...
... of conduct. These choices may be between the lesser of two evils or the greater or two goods. Sometimes these choices involve two different ethical standards. ...
Categorical Imperative
... • Kant argued that each person had a fundamental dignity that gives each person a value beyond price. • Thus, it is wrong to use people without their consent for our own selfish desires. • Morality requires that we always give others the opportunity to decide for themselves whether they wish to join ...
... • Kant argued that each person had a fundamental dignity that gives each person a value beyond price. • Thus, it is wrong to use people without their consent for our own selfish desires. • Morality requires that we always give others the opportunity to decide for themselves whether they wish to join ...
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... • No agreement about the definition of good for all. • No agreement about who decides, but rather their consequences. • Actions are not judged. • Cost benefit analysis of non monetary stakes i.e. Health & safety • Principle of justice and rights are ignored ...
... • No agreement about the definition of good for all. • No agreement about who decides, but rather their consequences. • Actions are not judged. • Cost benefit analysis of non monetary stakes i.e. Health & safety • Principle of justice and rights are ignored ...
Ethical Concepts and Theories
... – Makes no moral distinction between the actions of different people – not the same as tolerance – Decisions may not be based on reason • Not a workable ethical theory ...
... – Makes no moral distinction between the actions of different people – not the same as tolerance – Decisions may not be based on reason • Not a workable ethical theory ...
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... wrong for anyone to interfere although a large number of people might gain much more utility from such interference. O Example: If I have a right to life, it is morally wrong for someone to kill me even if many others would gain much more from my death than I will ever gain from living. ...
... wrong for anyone to interfere although a large number of people might gain much more utility from such interference. O Example: If I have a right to life, it is morally wrong for someone to kill me even if many others would gain much more from my death than I will ever gain from living. ...
School of Salamanca
The School of Salamanca (Spanish: Escuela de Salamanca) is the Renaissance of thought in diverse intellectual areas by Spanish and Portuguese theologians, rooted in the intellectual and pedagogical work of Francisco de Vitoria. From the beginning of the 16th century the traditional Catholic conception of man and of his relation to God and to the world had been assaulted by the rise of humanism, by the Protestant Reformation and by the new geographical discoveries and their consequences. These new problems were addressed by the School of Salamanca. The name refers to the University of Salamanca, where de Vitoria and others of the school were based.The leading figures of the school, theologians and jurists Francisco de Vitoria, Domingo de Soto, Martín de Azpilcueta (or Azpilicueta), Tomás de Mercado, and Francisco Suárez, were all scholars of natural law and of morality, who undertook the reconciliation of the teachings of Thomas Aquinas with the new political-economic order. The themes of study centered on man and his practical problems (morality, economics, jurisprudence, etc.), but almost equally on a particular body of work accepted by all of them, as the ground against which to test their disagreements, including at times bitter polemics within the School.The School of Salamanca in the broad sense may be considered more narrowly as two schools of thought coming in succession, that of the Salmanticenses and that of the Conimbricenses from the University of Coimbra. The first began with Francisco de Vitoria (1483–1546), and reached its high point with Domingo de Soto (1494–1560). The Conimbricenses were Jesuits who, from the end of 16th century took over the intellectual leadership of the Catholic world from the Dominicans. Among those Jesuits were Luis de Molina (1535–1600), the aforementioned Francisco Suárez (1548–1617), and Giovanni Botero (1544–1617), who would continue the tradition in Italy.The juridical doctrine of the School of Salamanca represented the end of medieval concepts of law, with a revindication of liberty not habitual in Europe of that time. The natural rights of man came to be, in one form or another, the center of attention, including rights as a corporeal being (right to life, economic rights such as the right to own property) and spiritual rights (the right to freedom of thought and to human dignity).The School of Salamanca reformulated the concept of natural law: law originating in nature itself, with all that exists in the natural order sharing in this law. Their conclusion was, given that all humans share the same nature, they also share the same rights to life and liberty. Such views constituted a novelty in European thought and went counter to those then predominant in Spain and Europe that people indigenous to the Americas had no such rights.